Procurement Manager

Overview

In this role you lead a procurement function within a major highway infrastructure alliance to shape supply chain strategy and deliver strong commercial results. You will lead a team of procurement professionals, manage supplier performance, and drive category strategies and risk management across a fast-paced programme. The position involves collaborating across internal teams and alliance partners to unlock value, champion digital tools and innovative approaches, and support sustainable project delivery. This is an opportunity to influence procurement across AMP8 and contribute to meaningful infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with up to 40% remote working
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• family friendly policies (maternity/adoption, paternity/partners)
• pension
• share incentive plan
• volunteering leave

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team
• Develop and implement category strategies across construction services, materials and process plant
• Manage supplier and category risk to protect continuity, performance and value
• Monitor supplier performance using scorecards
• Support tender activity and provide commercial recommendations
• Negotiate critical goods and services for value, quality and reliability
• Ensure procurement activity complies with framework agreements and governance
• Build relationships with suppliers and identify development opportunities
• Collaborate with Solutions, Commercial, Operations, Construction and Project teams early in decision-making
• Champion digital transformation, data and analytics in procurement

Key requirements

• MCIPS and/or CMI qualification
• Significant procurement experience in a commercially challenging environment
• Experience leading and developing teams
• Strong supplier management and development experience
• Experience managing multiple stakeholder groups
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage challenging commercial conversations
• Sound commercial judgment in complex environments
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Proactive, with ability to challenge and own outcomes

• communication
• collaboration
• influencing
• NEC contracts
• supplier management and development
• category strategy

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